Zhang Zulin (Chinese: 张祖林; born June 1959) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in southwest China's Yunnan province. As of March 2023 he was under investigation by China's top graft busters.[1] Previously he served as vice governor of Yunnan.[1]
After graduating in January 1982, he was assigned to Zhaotong TV Station for a year.[2] In March 1983, he became a reporter from Yunnan Television Station, a position he held until October 1990, when he was promoted to deputy director of the Editorial Office.[2]
Zhang joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 1985, and got involved in politics in August 1991.[2] In 1991, he became deputy magistrate of Yongren County, rising to magistrate in 1993.[2] He was vice governor of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in February 1995, and held that office until June 2000.[2] He served as deputy director of Yunnan Provincial Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau in June 2000, and two years later promoted to the director position.[2] In June 2005, he was named acting mayor of Lijiang, confirmed in May 2007.[2] He was appointed mayor of Kunming in November 2007, concurrently serving as deputy party secretary.[2] In December 2012, he was promoted to party secretary of Yuxi.[2] It would be his first job as "first-in-charge" of a prefecture-level city.[2] He was chosen as vice governor of Yunnan in August 2014, a post he kept until January 2018.[3]
Downfall
On 1 March 2024, he has come under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[4]Qiu He and Zhang Tianxin, both were his superiors in Kunming, were sacked for graft.[5] On September 12, he was expelled from the CCP.[6]
PB Former member of the Politburo; PLA Also a military official; CDI Member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection or affiliates 1For details on the civil service ranks of officials, please see Civil Service of the People's Republic of China; 2Army generals listed have attained at least the rank of Major General, which usually enjoys the same administrative privileges as a civilian official of sub-provincial rank.
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